In an exceptional situation, a Viennese pensioner accidentally used an old parking card. Now he has to pay a fine of 70 euros!
In March, Engelbert S. received a particularly hard blow from fate. After countless years together, one of his best friends died. And so, with pain in his heart, the Viennese senior went from his home in the fourth district to the Maurer Friedhof. He was completely confused, he tells in an interview to the “Krone”. No wonder, “mentally it’s never good at such a funeral.”
“Old Account”
Of course, the 76-year-old dutifully filled out a parking ticket — but he was stunned when he returned from the cemetery. There was a ticket behind the windshield wiper. “Old Bill” was handwritten on it. Only then did Engelbert S. realize that he had taken the old parking tickets, which are no longer valid for a short time.
Futile requests for goodwill
He endlessly begged and begged the responsible MA 67 for mercy, after all, he had unknowingly “cheated the city for only 50 cents”. But no chance, the fine was 36 euros. The anonymous decree soon turned into a €70 advertisement. “You’re making yourself angry,” the pensioner is annoyed at the lack of good will. He would pay the surcharge on the old parking tickets at any time, but now it’s about the principle. “The official jig neighs very loudly,” sighs S. He left it open whether he will now pay the 70 euros.
Source: Krone
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